Nursery World - Nurseries and schools urged to get out in the garden

Children are being encouraged to help fight climate change with a new RHS campaign to make use of school and nursery gardens.

The Royal Horticultural Society is urging schools to get gardening this autumn to help protect the environment for the future.

The RHS Campaign for School Gardening, which involves nearly 40,000 schools and groups across the UK in growing and gardening, is aiming to teach children about sustainability, environmental issues, healthy fruit and vegetables and wildlife as well as life skills such as teamwork, social skills and co-operation.

Schools and youth groups can sign up online to receive free RHS resources, information, lesson plans and advice on creating and maintaining gardens, even with limited space.

The campaign also gave five tips to help children make a difference:

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